Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party comfortably won another parliamentary majority in this month's elections, results released by the national election board on Sunday showed.

Abiy's party was widely expected to dominate the elections against a fragmented opposition.

Abiy, who was appointed in 2018 following mass protests against the long-ruling EPRDF coalition, created the Prosperity Party the following year.

The party won more than 90 percent of the available seats in the last parliamentary elections in 2021.

The African Union said previously that the polls took place in a challenging security environment, particularly in parts of Oromia, Amhara and Tigray.

Critics say Ethiopia has never held truly free and fair elections, with those in power during elections always winning by a wide margin.

Since coming to power, Abiy has overseen fast growth thanks largely to a state-led construction boom and surging exports such as coffee.

However, the World Bank says Ethiopia remains dependent on international aid, and that 43 percent of the population lives in poverty.